Tracking map for Tropical Cyclone Gita Photo: meteo.nc
A maximum alert remains in force for New Caledonia's Isle of Pines as Cyclone Gita is gradually passing to the south of the island.
Forecasters say the system is still buffeting the area with wind gusts in excess of 100 km an hour.
They say heavy rain is continuing with up to 150 millimetres expected within a 12 hour period.
People in American Samoa also experienced a series of problems with emergency communications during Cyclone Gita.
Lack of power and no running water in Tonga is hampering the cleanup effort, locals say.
New Caledonian civil defence authorities have issued a first warning in preparation for Cyclone Gita.
The Samoan authorities expect phone communications to be up to 90 percent restored by the end of the week after Cyclone Gita struck at the weekend.
New Caledonia's civil defence authorities have put the country on alert in preparation for Cyclone Gita.
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